[ARC5] [Milsurplus] ARB Canvas Cover

[J. Forster]

It seems they were not used in-flight or pulled pre-flight..
Storage seems unlikely because of the exposed connectors.

What about land-mobile? For example, in the back of a Jeep or something?

-John

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> On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/2/2013 11:10 AM, J. Forster wrote:
>>
>>> The ARB cover I have here does not cover the connectors, electrical ot
>>> spline.
>>>
>>
>> True.  Nor did the ARMN photo mention covering the set (an ARC-5
>> transmitter rack) with anything - just covering the connectors with Dow
>> Corning Ignition Sealing Compound.  As I said, we're just speculating
>> here.
>>  No real smoking gun to give you, sadly.
>>
>
> Then there's the RAX-1. Was recently flipping through the manual and saw
> that it includes a set of 3 canvas covers, one for each set. The front is
> totally open, and from the little I've learned and seen (primarily on the
> aafradio pages, I admit), these receivers seem to have predominantly
> been installed in the belly of much larger, land-based aircraft like the
> PB4Y where they would be less-exposed, if at all.
>
> One would guess that some covers were meant for storage and others for use
> in flight. Perhaps the RAX-1 covers were meant to keep them warm and comfy
> so they'd yield good info? (o:
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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